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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-15
OBITUARY..
JAMES THORINGTON

DAVENPORT. Iowa, June 1i-News has been received
OF the death IN Santa Pc " NJ OF James Thorngton OF
this city. He was member OF Congress from 1888 to
1859 aud United states Consul AT Apnwan from 1871
10 Previous that he held many political trusts
OF local lie native of North Carolina and
was seventy years OF Five children survive him
MRS. CATHARISE DONNELLY.
PHILADELPHIA, June Il tSpecid -Mrs- Caharine Don
nelly relct OF the late DR.. Philip C. Donnelly died at
her residence here yesterday. She was lady OF rsre
force Of character She was the mother OF notably
talented family included In which Miss Eleanor C.
Donnclly aud rCongressnen lgnatus L. Donnely the
author OF Atlantis" and "Ragnarok."
ALFRED ID. GRSWOLD
Alfred d. Griswod, member Of tho Old Guard
died at the armory, Foutcenth-st and Fifthave.
last evening from heart disease Ho seemed as we'll
a, usual In the afternoon. Aftor dining at the
brunswick with Edward =. Moore, secretary OF the
OrganlzaJon no started for the Guards rooms, where
lac died shortly after entcrng.
Mr. GriswOd lived with his family at No. Mor
cer-st, jersey City. His business was that Of an
accountant and ho wac considered Que OF the most
expert I'm tho city Al the time Of his death he was
ASSOCIATED with Assignee Lewis Of tho Brunswick
and was also I'm charge Of TIT ACCOUNTS OF Niblos
Theatre. lilo nfty four years Old
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Brooklyn evening when the parade OF the Grand Army
posts Of city OF Ex-Governor Fsrchd Of 81
consn Chief Of the Grand Army the Repub
lie, took place, and fireworks we're displayed lie
the guest OF Grant Post No. S27. and In
the afternoon driven through Prospect Park aud
Island. After dinner at the ~ George Hotel re-
cepon MIA honor at the oxford Club which was
Many prominent residents OF the
city present From stand erected In front OF the Climb
house South OIiords and Layfaysteave the parade
command Of General III. C. King was reviewed with
Governor Farchd wero Department Commander Tread
well General James McLeer MAYOR Low. the Rev DI A
b. Kendir General II. w. Slocum. William Berri
Whitney, Major q. A. JahD District Attorney ug
way, u. Morris, General h. L. Al ol,neuI' Co.9nei y
Culver W u. Nichols and W. ". Warng Nearly all the
posts veterans city represented the
lines including 1900 Dsvin Post refused u join the
thought Grant Post getting too
much honor The parade Fort Greene Park 10 the
Hanson Place Armory.
aroy reach cd the veterans gathered IN The
I'm addressed several OF the loaii
who had reviewed the lines At late hour Grant Post and
ITS guests sat down a dinner In Urls Hall
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THE DISTRIBUTION OF PHTHISIS.

From The RTiffsh Medical Journal
Tho third volume Of Hirschs great work, " Hand
book OF Geographical and Historical Pathology, re-
Gently Issued by tho New Suydenham Society. con
tains among much valuable Information SONS suh'
ing and to many. doubt novel facts regarding 'ne
Incidence OF pulmonary phthisis. The influence OF
position upon phthlsis turns out U 10
aro prone 10 regard II essentially maiady OF
tempe latitude, and OF this AnglosaAon race, D1a
more accurate statistical Information pIOvSs that IL ~
Viruleut IN many warm countries and That some Us
tho ialcDr races, such as the negroes tins lnhaDa
~ the west India Islands aud the peoples OF IN"
south sea suor la proportion than the nations
of Europe lt Will be great surprise 10 many
neople 20 learn that the death from phthisls Is
as high In sunny italy N ia foFgy ENGLAND. Ihosv
WHO hold the oh-ia hioncd notion that damp tig
cold aIr the main Of phthlsis will be puzzled
10 account for the almost complete Immunity eyogco
10y tho Inhabitants OF tho Iebrides ana inc f"'o"
Islanis. 49,, ,,.sr
Professor Hlrsch's conclusions may be thus PREM
summed up Phthisis i everywhere prevalent put u
il raro In psar regions and rarer still nj high att
tudes. Tho main factor In Its production u over
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IL WHITE 4 LITTLE BETTER.

T. I. White. for many years the Washington CORE
spondent of TIE TRIBUNE and recently the editor OF
" The Providence STAR" has been lying dangerously
III for the last eight days at bis wies home in this
city, No. 331 Grand-st He had always been trouble
with dyspepsia and cola caught early In June
brought on an acute dyspeptio attack. complicated
etill further with weakness OF the bowels On Mon
day June y, he had to give up work aud go to bed,
and by Friday his condition threatening that
Ills mother and brother were telegrsphed for from
providence On Saturday MIR. White had continuous
attack OF hiccouehing and 1t wac thought that he
nig9t die at any moment turn for the better came
On Sunday and continued through Monday Yester-
day Mr.. White was resting easily and If no r. lapse
occurs ne VIII probably recover. His brother I. A.
White. VIII go back TO Providence tomorrow His
mother will stay several days longer to help nnrre
him; Mr.. White has continued his special newspaper
dence Star " last ixl His wife was formerly Miss
Drummond, of No. 331 Grand-st
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THE COMMENCEMENT AGONE
I,ora nd Rifs

Now come the melancholy days when Concentrating
n,bc mus again 20 through the ag0nzng fortunes OF
HE commencement exercise the time when one Is
supposed TO shed the profound eloquence or
the Young woman who says; -. .
" Friends schOolmatcs, comprehensive must part.
FOR Years we have been drinking at the FOUNTAIN OF
Lnowledre and ourneying hand In hand through the
fields OF learning Happy years gone never 10 return
To-day we separate: to-day We launch our boats on the
Great Wide sea of life To drift-wo know not whiDef
Whe our hearts heavy and our eyes teardined we
hut we ali know the rest Those OF us who have been
through il Ourselves that the authors Of fcster-
day Today and To morrow Lies Failures t,kh,s
Ahead" PHILOSOPHY vs.. RatOnalism.' Which, When
and Why" The Influence Of Metaphysics on society
The Sovereignty OF Change, Look Aioit me
Mirage OF Life" Z" our Countrys Perils, Anhrchioal
Tendencies Of Modern CIVILIZATION the authors OF
these PAPERS essays and oratons WILL ten minutes alter
IL Is all over, be saying;
" | got nineteen bouquets
Didn't II 60 of lovely 7"
Did nv train hang all right !"
How did do, anyhow .
" was scared nearly 10 death. -.
I" was 80 worried about my hair.
Did my sash ends hang right !"
You did splendldly"
4" 80 did you" 49,,
How lovely OF you To say so y
Everything was Just perfect =, ~.
thought I'd die when my name was cailed. bu. l
remembered that my cost ninety dollars ana that
helped me out a., ,,.. ,o, that ,ba
1ounce on my train was real lace 80
srm diving TO see what the papers sayl
"lfl he perfectly horrid II they don't descrloe the
costumesI"
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THE BOSTON PLUMBER.
Boston Letter to Ths Providence Journal


A gentleman living in ono Of the oldr Of the
fashiQhato s,rests-ad the term fashionable can prop
terday-has been having his house rePll nl.ed mnac
thu work In progress CT tho assistants camq
Welding cake. which was designed for y use on the
twentyfth anniversary Of the marriage Of tho master
TN, Ioused for the cake, dalllei with temptation and
ended by opening tho box The cako was eaten 70
onoo moro a. ught and as trg as before. Naturally
tho thieves, mised by tho label and ignorant Of ne
whole twenty-five years Indicated by tho label, whics
read simply "CaEo for silver wedding" Hmortu
sa s s as a. sss A al e.: ysg Ssas
fsonous plumber and great was the storm na 81
Sp FOR r1a
lest the difference IN weight excite suspicion. AZ
the door Of tho tinman who had originally sealed up
tho box. The freshness OF tho solder however Win
bowl then standing in the CELLAR and little Inyes
tgaton led to the discovery OF small boy who waited
% ss .Sss OF the e SoS Sso% s
day after day before his eyes with their dinners n
tho family being temporarily absent The lady Of the
house aughingly declares that sho shall always feeI
as tho the s q the cake Meana
silver wedding. this is perhaps no very great matter
Of Of s
erent thiocs which appeals strongly to ones sense
gentleman who & repairing his house at tho West
End showed me recently the bill OF his plumber The
OLD piping nal Deen taken out ana repaced Dy neWs
with 10 important change In the arrangement but tho
bill charged nine hundred and twenty-five pounds OF
lead Pipe for s74 against which appeared credit OF
four hundred and thirty pounds Of Old lead pipe at
S12 90. Tho owner remarked that the piping must
have worn remarkably thin II more than half Its
weight had worn away; whereupon the plumber took
refuge in bluster and virtuous Indignation Fonr barrels
Of charcoal at dollar each 81 for carng three feet
OF pipo worth 81 90; 81 25 for candles and some
strange article described as "schilackn among
tho items Of this remarkable bill. The Impudence
of this sort Of thing is amazing, but tho truth prob
ably Is that business q rule VIII sooner pay
bill that they know to DO exforonats If the amount
involved DO only q few hundred dollars rather than
endure the annoyance and waste OF time In fighting
H.. In the presen, case the gentleman to whom the
hill was sent politely declined 10 be swinded ana
the plumber is now considering whether he had better
provoke investigation, or by abandoning his POSI-
ton acknowledge the dishonesty Of bis charges.
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GENERAL FAIRCHILD ON ENSIoNS

TIE DEPENDENT BILL WHICH THE GRAND ARMY
WILL OFFER.
General Lucius Fairchid, Ex-Governor OF "isconsn'
and now Comm andernC Chief Of the Grand Army OF inc
Republic was in the city yesterday To-day he VIII DO
the auest OF Alexander Hamilton Post g. A. r. General
Fairchild Is medium-sized man OF nervous
temperament He lost an arm In the WAT
anc his left sleeve hangs empty at his side He has gray
side whiskers and goatee. and wears high white nat
set on the back Of his head after the manner OF senator
yart Speaking OF Grand Army matters yesterday the
General said the principal work OF the last year had
been to draft a dependent pension Dill com,
miltee for this purpose made Mt the last National
Encampment 1t is composed OF Major George s. Mer-
rill of Lawrence, Mass; Louis Wagner, OF Phadelpma
Corporal Tanner OF BroOkyn John c. Linehan OF new
Hampshire and ex-Commander John .. kountz' OF 10
ledo They have reported bill which Is being sent ou
to the posts for approval II provides pensions LOT al
depepdent persons who in the enlisted
service OF the Government their widows or orpnan''
Persons who served the Government as enlisted inen
wLohaye become disabled any are to be entitled 70
$l2 month. Under this bill SAID Genera th nr
we shall speedily old soldier outo tue povI
houses and properly cared for by the Government ne
served" ,... ..uu,ao,t. ara thsrew
"No one positively knows. Tho Pension Committee o.
Congress estimated the number at 10000. There
5000 to $1,000. We have 20 ,s scent S sSs
the various posts of the Grand Amy 70 Ssa hscome
wholly benevolent in its character We nsS ode sa,ars
for years TO take care OF the SICK ana % t them
becauae Congress has failed 10 DO So VIC Shall so' '
all out OF the poor houses soon" ,, -. .ha crard
HOW large is the present membership OF the Grand
Armyf"
About $4,000"
"What about politics." 49, - ..o., a,mou,,v
70 keep out OF politics II the Commander
should say word ON that subject IL woula NO s ~
had example because is against the positive ruc III
the Organizations guard myself very caroiuy III 'n"'
respect" ,-, .rs,. nsn.ion adyo-
Gated Z" 1880, 4, Cor,rass that 70
We we're advised by our friends In congress tn" s
sndorse and advocate that measure wUuiu m ~
danger the dependent pension Dill snra
coIntrv Is not ready yet for the otEer nea.suIe,
S ay.rage citizen does not like the idea OF giving
pension to an ableboded man Ten year. psnsen
nwben the old soldiers begin to age soTNIVo Pomi
NAV be popular II would hardly be a service pension
then hut an age pension"
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SHOULD be daily by all interested as changes MAJ
foreign counTs. need not DO specially Addresses
sired 10 send duplicates OF banking and commercial doca
81 FOREIGN mails for ending June Is will close
tprompty IN all cases) at this office as folowG
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THE yFVSpApEP WORLD.

David g. Hasbrouck. editorial writer for The Troy
TSs for succeeds the late Colonel kisseourg
managing editor. Mr. Francis. the senior proprietor
and chief editor has added a. A. keyes aud A. Il Blair
to his editorial STAFF and proposes that me Times snail
than hold Us and continue to merit the popular
favor which II enjoys.
To its growing circulation The Mail and Express
has doubled 10 press facilities by erecting improved
Hoe press which will turn per hour So 600 fourpage
papers folded half siLe 10000 papers the half
sheet being inset and pasted 10 tho centre margin or
10000 eight ten twelvepage papers, Inset, pasted
and folded
Walter ". ODwyer. formerly OF THE TRIBUNE, Is now
editor OF The Great Falls Tribune. newsy and neatly
printed daily paper In Montana, with weekly and semi
weekly editious
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SELLING RARE AND COSTLY BOOKS.

PRICES PAID FOR VALUABLE BOOKS IN TIE po bois
COLLECTION.
Tn auction sale of the library OF Henry dc rene uu
Bois was continued yesterday at the rooms vi 'corB
A. Loavitt & Co., No 7S7 Broa1way' HE ihiioNh
has already mentioned this collection moro tnan once
"a one nj remarkable size and excellence nd tho
present sale Offers an unusual opportunity 10 lover
OF rare and beautiful books. Inc library not oil'
contains great numbers OF BOOKS IN riro a'd Voe
brstcd editions but IL especially rich In costly ah''
tito bindings. 1hs prices paid for books yestor-
day ranged fifty cents 10 81, leo. the latter poe
being paid for "Ihe Golden Legend OIL James 40
Voraigne." An autograph OF Louis Nv. Oh FRANCE
brought $40 So Of McIssOnner $10, and one
of VOltairo 30.
Tho buyers who were present yesterday afternoon
evidently wanted bargains, and there were many Oh
them to be lad. The books sold wcr from the
division OF the catalogue comprising specimens OF
early Typography, Including ncunabuIs, back letlers
and other prints earlier than 1000, rs Wen a. many
ALiine and Elzcvinan imprints- An idca OF the
character Of tic books sold and prices paid may be
had from tie following examples: Mcschinat,
"Lenncttes des Princes" 1928, magnifcenty bOunG
by Trantz- Banzonnelt, 300, fine and ex tIcneB
copy Of Montague, SlO0; lM pcno ou bOls paid
$500 Tor the book; q copy Of the "Nuremburg
Chronicle, $3.50: rare edition of Cicero, printed at
Venice in 14sS. $50; an early brevlary from the
Paris press in black letter, $685. Gallot du Pros
edition Of Le Mario. $50; the second edition OF The
"Nuremburg, Chronicle" sa2; the Viola sanotor-
l4s2, SO so; rare Fifteenth Century edition OF
Tho seraphlc DOctor" in bIach letter e. Bona
prinocps Of ST Hilary of Poitlcrs printed by Asoon-
sius Of Paris, IS: Dlonysus Afer. the lrst edition,
copy Of "Le Jardin dc PIaisannce," with curious
wood cuts, 1897 $40; the Antwerp edition of the
Flanders Chronicle" curiOusy illustrated. Ella; jean
Marot's poems, the original edition Of 1892, f23
Galot du Pres "Ordonnances' Of 1888, $50. None
Of these prices seem large for hooks made within a
few years Of the invention Of printing but some OF
those paid for rare Luther tracts and other minor
works were absurdly small. A few such
The Bull OF Pope Paul Ill, issued 1896 55 cents the
CRYPT edition Of Justin, with contemporary mar
gnal notes. 65 ccnts: Early Reformation Brochure
~ MelancthOn's letter 10 tho Langravo Of Ucssc,
1870 81 So an early copy Of the Confession OF
Augsburg, rs cents sixteenth century copy Oi
yptian Botany. 10 cents.
The SAFE will DO resumed at 10: 80 a. IN. to-day.
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CREDIT FOR THE ArLASTICs SUCCESS.

ExCommodore Latham A. Fish has been credited with
having been responsible for the excellent hand
ling the Atlantic has received In her races
this year IL was natural suppost0n
as he has been board during every race and
he was known to be one of the best amateur
shippers In the country 1t OF course, believed that
he chief in command. He denies this. Speaking on
the subject yesterday he said II OF course, proud
OF the reputation I have obtained as good
sailor, in connection with the Atlandc's success,
but 1 think credit should be given where
credit is due. have only handled the boat in race
and that Saturday In the 6eawaDhaka Co
rnthan regatta In all the other Captain Rhoades
has sailed her. assisted by Captain Terry OF the Gray
ling ana the Cravings crew."
II has been decided not to enter the Atlantic for the
regular Eastern regatta Tuesday aud 1t is prob
able now that she will encounter the Mayrowcr and
Puritan until the Goelet Gu p races IN August
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NEw.HAvES June N.-The surprise OF the day. at tho
New England Tennis Tournament the defeat OF
and socum the doubles by Beach and Ihacher oil
the New. Haven Club 6-3 Ga. Sears holds the Unitod
States and socum is rated Of the best
players country. The preest play Of the day. which
also surprise. the practice game between
and Professor Ripley OF Yale Ripley completely out
wted the champion defeating him three straight sets
by a OF 6-5. 6-5. ca
The days play in the tournament resulted as follows
Singles round Ludlngon Harmer, as o. 63 .
TEACHER agt hoffman ga 60; Ball sgt Pratt la, 81, 81
siocum agt Beach OIL Ga Singles third round slocnm
sg Ball. 6 g. go Tbacher sgt LudngtOn. 60, 81 Doubles
first ro1Dd Thatcher and f. Beach agt Ludngton and ur
63 63 Sears aud SlOcum ag Porter and Thomas 60 60
Merriman jerks agt Kellogg and Gardner 81. 90
Beach and Phelps agt Hall and hoffman. o5 40. G-2
Doubles second round Thacher and Beach ag Sears and
slocum 63 "a: Merrimsn and jerks agt X. Beach and
Pheps SIS. as. 62 The finals Will DO played tomorrow
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A MEDICINAL HONEY.

From The NtW. YORK Medical Journal
About three years ago distinguished French
naturalist ~ Guilmeth, who was travelling Ia Tas-
mania. came suddenly upon grove OF gigantic Gu
oalyptus trees, from 260 TO $50 feet hlgh and with
trunk so large at the base that 1t took forty OF his
Kanackas, joining hands, to reach around one Of
them High in these lofty trees he discovered what
ne at first took " be enormous gals but which no
soon ascerained W he the dwelling places OF sWans
known TO hin. Ir. Thomas CaanlAn proposes for
Testies being black and smaller than the culinary
honey -beo, this wild bee has its lnnguet rather
Iuoro developed than that OF the domestic bee NJ
Gumeth attempted unnecessarily " dOInestlcaio II
In Tasmania. lie CAUSED some OF these immense tIccs
10 bo felcd and secured the honey. The largest
indy ldua store of honey weighed as much as ll,OOO
pounds avoiriuIOi5.
Tho honey is described a. a thick, homogeneous,
somewhat transparent syrupy liquid OF q deep orange
collar having Odor suggestive at once OF its CON
tanning eucay Plus principles. AZ the result OF eS-
penments on himself and one of his ffbnhs, Dr.
Tbomas Caraman states that, on taking q table
s,oonfnl of the honey In little tcpd water milk
alter a few moments perceives gentle, agreeable
warmth take POSSESSION OF the whole perrOn At the
end OF half an hour, the elimination OF tho active
principles by the air passages having begun, the
voc, becomes clearer and the breath periumcd, tho
lungs feel more elastic, more supple. Having con-
tjnIed the uso Of the honey for week, four table
spoonhlIs daily, the author. who speaks OF himself
as reroctabIy ncshy. found that he could go up two
pairs Of stairs two steps at time, without stopping
TO take breath or feeling at all blown
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uoNrsry N INF posrorrrcE.

TO Ia, EdttOr OF The TrfbUnG
The papers continually recount examples OF dis
honesty hope you Will be glad TO record bright ex-
ample OF honesty. by mistake. yesterday, there was
mailed with some sealed letters, envelope containing
a memorandum Of an account. and a 20 bill The en-
ycope was addressed. but there stamp. and IT
was not sealed Notwithstanding this IT was carried
safely and promptly that by the middle Of the after
noon receipt and change received by the sender
The letter carriers and clerks certainly 10 be con-
rnended for their honesty which made money. openly
posed II laid OF letter box. perfectly safe In
their session. Kespc, fully, a. NJ. JACKSON
New York, June Ii. 1887.
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sryD.y TR4Tys Nv COvyECTrOUr

HARrYoRD. June l4.-The Railroad Commissioners
gave hearing this morning the petition Of the New
York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad for additional
sunday trains tho New York Division. The railroad
was represented by President Clark superintendent
shepard and Davidson and Director Robinson The Rev
Messrs Hatch Hne and Mosely appeared In opposition
In regard 10 working the employees on Sunday, Director
Robinson stated that they not compelled TO work on
Sunday II they did work that day they rec1ly ex-
ira pay, and an application for release from sunday
WORK would always DO respected The Commissioners
voted TO allow the accommodations train asked by tho
companY
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many parts city several OF the branches had
sitos and had neglected TO pay their
ments to the Council. A committed WAS appointed 70
The most important business was TIE sa T0r1es
ment that July b officers for the MuhlclPsI
Council would be eeoIed and after long discussion u WAS
ided branches would be allowed TO vote IN ne
unless paid on u
fore the night OF election The cooperation OF the
Council asked demonstration 10 De heIu on
Tuesday evening p Cooper Union. Hundreds OF cTcus
with mourning borders which circulated al the
stated that the object OF the meeting was on the
jubilee day 10 the dead 81 the lsn
persisted the scaod and In the dungeon
and by famine and eviction during the hftS years OF Vco
M mlsrule"
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BELONGS TO THE ARMY. NOT TO TEXAS.

70 the EdftOr Of The tribune.
SIR In your acknowledgements OF contributions for
the "Fresh.Air Fund" there from Louise
Morgan simpson. and you published her little letter
under the heading Of a" Texas Girls Earnings" Dear
little Louie Is not Texas girl but an Army GIRL nav
ing been born I'm and lived In the army all her life She
made slncy work and disposed OF H. no light labor In
this hot climate and her contribution meant more
energy devoted unselrshness than the sum OF
money expressed go please correct and give the
army credit instead OF rcxas for the self sacrificing labor
OF one OF IT'S dearest children.
HENRY SWIFT, Chaplain.
S1n lufO1fO Ter June l. 1887,